Vicksburg, Mississippi

Vicksburg is the nineteenth-largest city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is the seat of the County of Warren. It is the only city in the county. It is a riverport on the east bank of the Mississippi River. It is most famous for the American Civil War battle fought there, in which the Union won. It is the county seat of Warren Country, Mississippi. The July 2006 estimate, (a guess based on some information) of the population (the number of people living there) was 25,740.

Vicksburg, Mississippi
City
City of Vicksburg
Clockwise from top: Vicksurg National Military Park, The Vicksburg Hotel view, U.S. Post Office in Downtown Vicksburg, Lower Mississippi River Museum in Vicksburg and MS American Song Boat on Yazoo River
Interactive map of Vicksburg
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Warren
Incorporated	1826 (1826)
Government
• Mayor	Laurence Leyens
Area
• Total	98.32 km2 (35.3 sq mi)
• Land	85.2 km2 (32.9 sq mi)
• Water	6.2 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Elevation	73 m (240 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	23,856
• Density	310.1/km2 (803.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	39180-39183
Area code(s)	601
FIPS code	28-76720
GNIS feature ID	0679216
Website	www.vicksburg.org